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CVE-2021-24170: User Profile Picture < 2.5.0 - Sensitive Information Disclosure

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 5.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2021-04-05 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

The REST API endpoint get_users in the User Profile Picture WordPress plugin before 2.5.0 returned more information than was required for its functionality to users with the upload_files capability. This included password hashes, hashed user activation keys, usernames, emails, and other less sensitive information.

Affected products

• User Profile Picture: before 2.5.0 — fixed in 2.5.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: User Profile Picture 2.5.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/29fc5b0e-0a5f-4484-a1e6-a0a1206726cc
• https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/03/medium-severity-vulnerability-patched-in-user-profile-picture-plugin/
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/29fc5b0e-0a5f-4484-a1e6-a0a1206726cc
• https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/03/medium-severity-vulnerability-patched-in-user-profile-picture-plugin/

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